In Aotearoa New Zealand there have been recent and increasing challenges to library content and activities on topics that include sex education and Rainbow community issues. Other topics challenged include misinformation about Māori history, child-raising manuals supporting physical discipline, and books about vaccination.
Libraries have experienced protests when delivering Rainbow events, and groups are mobilising to coordinate and share ideas to challenge these events.
Some differences in Aotearoa New Zealand change the nature and scope of campaigns to censor or challenge books and events. This toolkit is designed to help libraries respond.
